Inzamam-ul-Haq has heaped praise on Babar Azam and believes that he can match Virat Kohli in ODIs and Tests.

Babar Azam has been in form for the entire of 2019 and has earned the nickname ‘Mr. Consistent’ for the Pakistan team. He has scored over a 1000 runs in ODIs and close to 500 runs in Tests with a match to go in 2019.

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq praised Azam for his skills and has called him a ‘match-winning’ player in a video on his Youtube channel. He also said that he can match the heights scaled by Indian captain Virat Kohli in ODIs as well as Tests.

He said, “The Indian captain’s record speaks for himself and he can also surpass Sachin Tendulkar‘s record in the future. Virat’s aggression and passion for the game have been the same since his first match for India. Babar Azam also has a hunger to score runs.”

“Both players have similar traits. Both the players play with a motive to deliver match-winning performances for their team. Kohli has already proved his forte by steering his side to the win on many occasions. Babar has also stepped up and started delivering match-winning performances for Pakistan since a couple of years,” he added.

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Babar Azam is the No. 1 T20I batsman and Virat is ranked No. 1 in the other two formats. Inzamam believes that Azam can replicate the T20I rankings in the other two formats as well. He credited the ability to improve from their mistakes for making the two of them what they are today.

“Both players possess the quality to learn from their mistakes and improve their game. Babar is ranked No.1 in T20Is and has the potential to reach Kohli’s heights in ODI and Tests too. Babar has the potential to become an ever-great player for Pakistan,” he said.

(Inputs from Times Now)